Syllabus has come a long way. I remember back in high school
in the 90s that teachers did not give out a syllabus in their class rooms in
that time. Now as a teacher I give my students a syllabus from the first day of
class. A syllabus helps align our lesson with content standards and SAT 10 priority
skills. A syllabus helps teachers stay in track on what they are teaching and
also students as well. To create a syllabus you must know what you want to
teach your students. Once you establish what you want to teach your students
you can start mapping out the sequence of when you are going to teach that
lesson and what materials or projects that goes with that lesson. This will
help you be a resourceful teach because you can bring the things that you need
for that lesson and also what your student are to bring for that lesson.
Teachers at that time made lesson plans for themselves not for the students and this lesson plans were just for a week long plan. Now it mandatory that teachers should create and use a syllabus. Using a syllabus is vital for both teacher and students. For the teachers, a syllabus help them know what essential skills are taken from the curriculum to teach the students. For the students and parents, it is a guide to help them know what is expect for the students to learn, when,and how it is assessed, materials needed, rubric, expectation for parents, and students, and many more, and I think this is essential as you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteThe syllabus has become such a vital component in education. Within the first week of classes students are expecting to receive a syllabus in order to ascertain what will be expected of them. It's crazy, though, that the standard syllabus nowadays are a lot more extensive than they once were. The syllabus I created this school year, for example, was six pages long because it contained all sorts of information ranging from student allergies to the discipline policy.
ReplyDeleteThe syllabus is a like an abstract to your course. It gives your students and overview on your class and what they are going to expect in the class. It also helps the teacher keep on track on the lessons being thought that week.
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